# 2002 Dodge Dakota - Doesn't like the cold **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, dodge\ **Created:** [October 11, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891 "2021-10-11T10:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RodneyDorscher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@RodneyDorscher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RodneyDorscher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/1 "2021-10-11T10:15:31Z")
it only happens when it get colder when it wont shift what part need to be change out ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/2 "2021-10-11T13:45:12Z")
Automatic or manual transmission? If manual, can you shift through the gears when engine is off? If automatic, you can try a fluid change, but on a twenty year old vehicle with unknown maintenance history, unknown mileage, unknown drive system, and unknown engine it might be best to take it to an independent mechanic. > [@RodneyDorscher](#): > > what part need to be change out Way too little information provided to make any guess. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/3 "2021-10-11T20:36:09Z")
When was the last time the transmission fluid was serviced? Tester ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/4 "2021-10-12T09:22:22Z")
> [@RodneyDorscher](#): > > what part need to be change out The big steel piece between the bumpers. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/6 "2021-10-12T12:22:59Z")
I was thinking everything above the area that touches the ground. ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/7 "2021-10-12T20:29:54Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > The big steel piece between the bumpers. > [@Purebred](#): > > I was thinking everything above the area that touches the ground. I was thinking when someone says, it’s broke, it don’t work, what’s wrong; it just might be the loose nut on the steering wheel… ![its broke](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/3/b3aa51948a1be76d4eadbfb3f5db10d184bdebaf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-dodge-dakota-doesnt-like-the-cold/179891/8 "2021-10-12T21:00:46Z")
try letting the truck warm up for 5 minutes before driving to see if it stops. my daughter leased a 2018 hyundia elantra. and from the beginning when it got below 32 degrees the same thing would happen. let it warn up for 5 minutes and it would not do it. it was a lease and she did not want to waste the time to bring it back to the dealer so she would just warm it up a little. but in your case you can live with it till the tranny dies or bring it to a tranny shop.